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The Archers: 12/05/2024

12/05/2024

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One resident makes a horrifying discovery.

One resident makes a horrifying discovery, and Tracy is on a mission to bring the community together.

Chelsea, Freddie and Paul prepare the food for today’s cricket match against Farndale.  They’re short on players, so Paul and Chelsea have been roped in and Tracy’s trying to convince George to take part.  They wonder if team captain Harrison will turn up after Fallon’s miscarriage last week and later Tracy confirms that Harrison’s not coming.  George agrees to think about playing when Tracy points out that Tilly Button will be there.  George is fed up with everyone wanting to talk to him about his ‘heroic’ river rescue but Tracy counters that’s because everyone, including her, is proud of George.  But Tracy thinks Alice should be locked up for drunk driving and causing the accident.  Paul agrees - because of Alice, six people could have drowned in the Am, including his mum, Denise.  She’s still sick from her part in the River Am rescue.

At the last minute everyone’s delighted when George turns up at the cricket ground, calling him a hero, but George is having none of it.  Paul comments that Denise and Alistair feel the same as George and won’t hear a word of praise.  George has a storming game but in the end Ambridge lose the match.  In The Bull afterwards Tracy praises the team, and they raise their glasses!  But George is subdued and when he learns about Fallon’s miscarriage, he feels sick and heads to the toilet.  Chelsea wonders what’s wrong and asks if it’s because of what happened to Fallon.  When George worries their baby died because of him, Chelsea puts him straight saying it absolutely wasn’t his fault.

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